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ovduk78 · Aug 23, 2021

Mcbean said:
Good coming to games by bike as you can park for free and get out quick however the muppets on the way home are as above - got hooted on Saturday by an arse in a Range Rover who wanted my bit of road that I had in no way inconvenienced him by taking it !

Used to love going to games on my bike both home & away. Always managed to get away fairly quickly through the traffic. Only issues I had were with my helmet where at Arsenal they insisted on storing it in a locked turnstile but after the game nobody knew who had the key (I wasn't that bothered as it was the 3-0 win) and Spurs where they wanted to take it off me as I might throw it on the pitch but I managed to convince them that that might limit my ability to get home. I started locking it to the bike and it got very wet inside in a downpour at Leicester.

Mcbean · Aug 23, 2021

ovduk78 said:
Used to love going to games on my bike both home & away. Always managed to get away fairly quickly through the traffic. Only issues I had were with my helmet where at Arsenal they insisted on storing it in a locked turnstile but after the game nobody knew who had the key (I wasn't that bothered as it was the 3-0 win) and Spurs where they wanted to take it off me as I might throw it on the pitch but I managed to convince them that that might limit my ability to get home. I started locking it to the bike and it got very wet inside in a downpour at Leicester.

Topbox or pannier

skybluesam66 · Aug 23, 2021

Roundabout coming off the A444 from the Ricoh on to the M1 South
Try keeping in lane for the M1 - you are about 2 lanes out by the time you go around the island
Total balls up

ovduk78 · Aug 23, 2021

Mcbean said:
Topbox or pannier

I had neither on my CBR600. Have panniers now on my BMW as well as the best invention ever, heated grips!!

ovduk78 · Aug 23, 2021

Sbarcher said:
I've always driven with a defensive outlook. As you guys say, riding a bike teaches you to always be alert for the unexpected.

Our son has just turned 16 and I have sent away for his driving licence so I can get him to do his CBT before he learns to drive when he is 17. I don't want him to get a bike but have always thought that riding one makes people better drivers.

Mcbean · Aug 23, 2021

ovduk78 said:
Our son has just turned 16 and I have sent away for his driving licence so I can get him to do his CBT before he learns to drive when he is 17. I don't want him to get a bike but have always thought that riding one makes people better drivers.

Yes definitely- increases awareness - got heated seat as well - but considering heated gloves as my heated grips don’t get hot enough but agree marvellous thing

hill83 · Aug 23, 2021

People on about the UK taking on refugees (currently Afghanistan) whilst saying “why only the UK doing it, why nobody else” without realising there’s fucking shit loads of other countries doing the same, arguably more so. And then when called out on it going. “You know what I mean”

Utter utter pillocks.

Deleted member 9744 · Aug 23, 2021

hill83 said:
People on about the UK taking on refugees (currently Afghanistan) whilst saying “why only the UK doing it, why nobody else” without realising there’s fucking shit loads of other countries doing the same, arguably more so. And then when called out on it going. “You know what I mean”

Utter utter pillocks.

Many countries have taken substantially more.

hill83 · Aug 23, 2021

Deleted member 9744 said:
Many countries have taken substantially more.

Exactly.

‘Arguably’ was so people don’t get sore

Deleted member 9744 · Aug 23, 2021

hill83 said:
Exactly.

‘Arguably’ was so people don’t get sore

Germany took a million Syrians. Just shows how mean spirited some are when they moan about the thousands we have taken in.

ajsccfc · Aug 24, 2021

ALL LIVES MATTER!

Wait, not those ones

Nick · Aug 24, 2021

skybluesam66 said:
Roundabout coming off the A444 from the Ricoh on to the M1 South
Try keeping in lane for the M1 - you are about 2 lanes out by the time you go around the island
Total balls up

There isn't a lane to get on the M1 South...

Nick · Aug 24, 2021

ovduk78 said:
Our son has just turned 16 and I have sent away for his driving licence so I can get him to do his CBT before he learns to drive when he is 17. I don't want him to get a bike but have always thought that riding one makes people better drivers.

Yep, it's basic road sense you get as well to then take on to getting a driving license.

I did the same too and the confidence on the road was much better.

skybluesam66 · Aug 24, 2021

Nick said:
There isn't a lane to get on the M1 South...

Lol try m6

richnrg · Aug 25, 2021

people that deliberately set their clocks 5 minutes ahead, to apparently fool themselves into never being late. And then proceed to tell you 'don't worry, its 5 minutes fast' when you look at the clock.

Blind-Faith · Aug 26, 2021

Been to train my local under 10s team tonight , only 5 out of 13 turned up, two of them ( my best two players ) told me they are off to play for other clubs and the two worst players also turned up.

Spent two hours Monday sorting out winter training venues , an hour last night sorting the new kit out and over an hour tonight for training. Someone tell me why I fucking bother???

torchomatic · Aug 26, 2021

ovduk78 said:
Our son has just turned 16 and I have sent away for his driving licence so I can get him to do his CBT before he learns to drive when he is 17. I don't want him to get a bike but have always thought that riding one makes people better drivers.

The CBT thing is such a good idea. When I got my first scooter when I turned 17 in 1982 there was no such thing as training. It was a 200 but I had sent the reg doc to the DVLA stating it had changed to a 125 (they never checked, we all did it) and that was it . First time I ever went on it was a scooter run to Morecambe. Didn't have a clue how to ride. I kept wondering why it made a horrible noise when I changed gear, took me a few miles to realise what the clutch was for.

Passed my bike test in 1984, that was easy too. The examiner was outside the cinema in Leamington if you know where that is. I just had to do circuits around the parade and do an emergency stop when we jumped into the road. No one followed me or checked what I was doing. Passed. Those were the days.

ovduk78 · Aug 26, 2021

torchomatic said:
The CBT thing is such a good idea. When I got my first scooter when I turned 17 in 1982 there was no such thing as training. It was a 200 but I had sent the reg doc to the DVLA stating it had changed to a 125 (they never checked, we all did it) and that was it . First time I ever went on it was a scooter run to Morecambe. Didn't have a clue how to ride. I kept wondering why it made a horrible noise when I changed gear, took me a few miles to realise what the clutch was for.

Passed my bike test in 1984, that was easy too. The examiner was outside the cinema in Leamington if you know where that is. I just had to do circuits around the parade and do an emergency stop when we jumped into the road. No one followed me or checked what I was doing. Passed. Those were the days.

Did you ride on A roads to Morecambe?
I got my first moped in 1977 when I was 16 & progressed to a 125 when I was 17 & took my test on it without a single lesson a year later. I took my test in Rugby so just rode around for 1/2 an hour occasionally in sight of the examiner. For the emergency stop he jumped onto the road about 50 yards in front of me so I was nowhere near him when I stopped, found out after that the week before an examiner jumped out a lot closer and was ran over

JAM See · Aug 26, 2021

'Reminiscence' with that bloke who's Wolverine. Avoid.

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · Aug 27, 2021

Deleted member 9744 said:
Germany took a million Syrians. Just shows how mean spirited some are when they moan about the thousands we have taken in.

You are missing the point.

I don't think most British people have a problem wanting to put a roof over the heads of those who genuinely need it. There are however, a lot of people who take our asylum system for granted. It loses sympathy with the general population. I bet there are a few in Afghanistan right now wanting to be lifted back to the UK who claimed asylum previously.

Also, Merkel's decision to let everyone and anyone in pretty much put the nail in the coffin for the brexit vote.

eastwoodsdustman · Aug 27, 2021

Blind-Faith said:
Been to train my local under 10s team tonight , only 5 out of 13 turned up, two of them ( my best two players ) told me they are off to play for other clubs and the two worst players also turned up.

Spent two hours Monday sorting out winter training venues , an hour last night sorting the new kit out and over an hour tonight for training. Someone tell me why I fucking bother???

I think it’s great that you’re running a kids team but Part and parcel of kids football I’m sad to say and it’s mainly down th parents.
I had it when I started and in the end took any kid who wanted to play irrespective of ability as long as they were nice kids and the parents were decent.
I can honestly say that it was the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done. I enjoyed it and the kids did too. They all got better as they went on. Most lads teams fold at u16 but we carried on through to u18s and quite a few now play men’s football.
Most kids are happy to play and won’t worry about whether they lost or not the next day. The parents usually do though!

Blind-Faith · Aug 27, 2021

eastwoodsdustman said:
I think it’s great that you’re running a kids team but Part and parcel of kids football I’m sad to say and it’s mainly down th parents.
I had it when I started and in the end took any kid who wanted to play irrespective of ability as long as they were nice kids and the parents were decent.
I can honestly say that it was the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done. I enjoyed it and the kids did too. They all got better as they went on. Most lads teams fold at u16 but we carried on through to u18s and quite a few now play men’s football.
Most kids are happy to play and won’t worry about whether they lost or not the next day. The parents usually do though!

Yeah I’ve only been doing it since April so obviously still learning. But on the whole I’m really enjoying it and the kids seem to be. Was just annoyed last night that’s all.

I also don’t actually mind what ability they are, I was shit when I was a kid. The best part for me is seeing the worst ones improve bit by bit, but losing your 2 best players was just a bit of a punch in the gut that’s all.

torchomatic · Aug 27, 2021

ovduk78 said:
Did you ride on A roads to Morecambe?
I got my first moped in 1977 when I was 16 & progressed to a 125 when I was 17 & took my test on it without a single lesson a year later. I took my test in Rugby so just rode around for 1/2 an hour occasionally in sight of the examiner. For the emergency stop he jumped onto the road about 50 yards in front of me so I was nowhere near him when I stopped, found out after that the week before an examiner jumped out a lot closer and was ran over

Yes, straight on the A roads with a mate who had a Vespa 50 Special, which couldn't do more than 27 MPH. Took us 12 hours to get there. Same here with my test as I said, only saw the examiner for the emergency stop.

eastwoodsdustman · Aug 27, 2021

Blind-Faith said:
Yeah I’ve only been doing it since April so obviously still learning. But on the whole I’m really enjoying it and the kids seem to be. Was just annoyed last night that’s all.

I also don’t actually mind what ability they are, I was shit when I was a kid. The best part for me is seeing the worst ones improve bit by bit, but losing your 2 best players was just a bit of a punch in the gut that’s all.

Stick with it. Sounds like you’re doing it for the right reasons, Don’t worry about results on the pitch. Just enjoy seeing them grow up and improve.

ovduk78 · Aug 27, 2021

torchomatic said:
Yes, straight on the A roads with a mate who had a Vespa 50 Special, which couldn't do more than 27 MPH. Took us 12 hours to get there. Same here with my test as I said, only saw the examiner for the emergency stop.

I had friends who got a 250 when they were 17, took their test and were on a 750 at 18 having never had a lesson. It's bloody scary when you think about it.

torchomatic · Aug 27, 2021

ovduk78 said:
I had friends who got a 250 when they were 17, took their test and were on a 750 at 18 having never had a lesson. It's bloody scary when you think about it.

Well, I suppose that was the only *sensible* thing I did. Even though I could have got bigger bikes, I was into scooters and the largest I had was a 200 and they were so *slow* as they were so heavy. My brother was into bikes and I had a go on his RD400 once down the Fosse and scared myself to death, speed was never attractive. I had loads of different scooters from 1982 until 2014. Still miss going on them.

Wyken Sky Blue · Aug 27, 2021

People that do stupid things deliberately just to get attention or likes on social media

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Nick · Aug 27, 2021

The quality of bus drivers.

Twice in 2 days I have nearly been hit by a bus on the road. Both times the drivers looked like they were shit scared of being at the wheel of a bus.

JAM See · Aug 27, 2021

Knobhead pedestrians/cyclists/car drivers (delete as appropriate) who fail to notice a 20 ton Public Service Vehicle when it's trying to get underpaid, overstretched key workers to their place of employment.

oakey · Aug 27, 2021

oakey said:
Noise.
Everyone seems to have a mower, strimmer, chainsaw, tile cutter, leaf blower, car alarm etc
Every vehicle has to beep, roar their engine, take 17 point turns noisily in the cul de sac I live in.
My neighbour mows his postage stamp lawn with a high pitched jet engine powered machine for 25 minutes. He looks like he's in a trance as he does the same square yard 47 times. Then he comes back and does it again 2 minutes later

F#cker's doing his tiny lawn again.

Tommo1993 · Aug 27, 2021

JAM See said:
Knobhead pedestrians/cyclists/car drivers (delete as appropriate) who fail to notice a 20 ton Public Service Vehicle when it's trying to get underpaid, overstretched key workers to their place of employment.

…and moan when something hasn’t been emptied/collected/delivered

Nick · Aug 28, 2021

HGV lorries seem to be all over normal roads recently

covmark · Aug 28, 2021

Nick said:
HGV lorries seem to be all over normal roads recently

Haha, where do you expect them to be?

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Evo1883 · Aug 28, 2021

Phase 2 season ticket holders

Evo1883 · Aug 28, 2021

covmark said:
Haha, where do you expect them to be?

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